The initial report was published in the Washington Postand cited an anonymous policy analyst who said the ban was discussed during a budget-related meeting.

Sen. Schatz notes that according to reports, words to avoid in official budget documents at the CDC include "vulnerable", "entitlement", "diversity", "transgender", "fetus", "evidence-based" and "science-based".

Analysts were allegedly given alternative wordings that they were encouraged to use, in some cases.

I today learned that the Trump Administration has imposed censorship on the Centers for Disease Control. "The move is reminiscent of a time not long ago when the government tried to ignore the reality of the HIV and AIDS crisis to the detriment of millions".

Of course, when they don't publicly post our comments on rules that will potentially jeopardize our health care, it may not make much difference whether we are silent or not.

And the Trump administration has been systematically eliminating LGBT people from federal concerns. While thoseposted are all in favor of the proposal, Politicoreported that the comments criticizing the HHS' abortion and transgender policy have been withheld, adding to a lack of transparency within the Trump administration that could lead to legal challenges.

The way HHS is handling the public comments is bringing about questions of legality. The department did not immediately return Politico's request for comment. "This is part of a disturbing pattern across the Trump-Pence Administration of refusing to even study the unique healthcare and other needs of LGBTQ people, jeopardizing science-based assessment of heath disparities and undermining access to programs and services that are vital to the health and well-being of LGBTQ people", said Human Rights Campaign's Director of Government Affairs, David Stacy.

Meanwhile, a team of researchers at the University of California-San Francisco launched a national long-term study in June of this year to independently gather health data from individual LGBT participants.

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